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August 21, 2005
Long Island
Adam and I had offered to do something with his uncle and aunt's nieces who they've been taking care of so we went to their house yesterday. Having spent the majority of my adult life in New York City, I forget what it's like living in the suburbs sometimes. Adam's uncle and aunt live in a pretty large house with a backyard large enough to accomodate a pool, a large trampoline, and enough lawn for their three dogs to run around. After hanging out at their house for a while, we went bowling (another thing I associate with the suburbs). Adam's grandfather was in town so we went for dinner with most of Adam's family afterwards. When I was told we were eating at a Chinese buffet, I groaned, but it actually turned out to be really good. They had a large variety of food including a ton of Chinese food of course, but also sushi and even some Korean food. It also turned out to be next to the lab where I had my first job. It was a summer job that entailed a two and a half hour commute for me each way--I had to take a bus to the Long Island Rail Road station, the train, and then another bus in L.I.--fortunately, I've never had to replicate this experience.
A sad story about a conservationist for a park in California who ended up committing suicide after battling with her pro-cattle grazing supervisor.
Posted by Jennifer at August 21, 2005 08:22 PM